Evan Adams

Biography

Evan Adams is an Aboriginal Canadian actor, playwright, and physician. A Coast Salish from the Sliammon First Nation near Powell River, British Columbia, he is best known internationally for his roles in the films of Sherman Alexie, as Thomas Builds-the-Fire in the 1998 film Smoke Signals and Seymour Polatkin in the 2002 film The Business of Fancydancing.

Known For

Black Christmas

as Doctor

Smoke Signals

as Thomas Builds-the-Fire

The Business of Fancydancing

as Seymour Polatkin

Lost in the Barrens

as Awasis

Kayak to Klemtu

as Dave

Toby McTeague

as Jacob

MythQuest

as Xahil

Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave

as Awasis

Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian

as Ohiyesa (voice)

Lakota Moon

as Throws it Down